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1Wisdom cannot be found through mere words. To explain it is as hard as iron.

2When the Lord bestows His Grace, then alone it is received; other tricks and orders are useless. ||2||

3Pauree:

4If the Merciful Lord shows His Mercy, then the True Guru is found.

5This soul wandered through countless incarnations, until the True Guru instructed it in the Word of the Shabad.

6There is no giver as great as the True Guru; hear this, all you people.

7Meeting the True Guru, the True Lord is found; He removes self-conceit from within,

8and instructs us in the Truth of Truths. ||4||

9Shalok, First Mehla:

10All the hours are the milk-maids, and the quarters of the day are the Krishnas.

11The wind, water and fire are the ornaments; the sun and moon are the incarnations.

12All of the earth, property, wealth and articles are all entanglements.

13O Nanak, without divine knowledge, one is plundered, and devoured by the Messenger of Death. ||1||

14First Mehla:

15The disciples play the music, and the gurus dance.

16They move their feet and roll their heads.

17The dust flies and falls upon their hair.

18Beholding them, the people laugh, and then go home.

19They beat the drums for the sake of bread.

20They throw themselves upon the ground.

21They sing of the milk-maids, they sing of the Krishnas.

22They sing of Sitas, and Ramas and kings.

23The Lord is fearless and formless; His Name is True.

24The entire universe is His Creation.

25Those servants, whose destiny is awakened, serve the Lord.

26The night of their lives is cool with dew; their minds are filled with love for the Lord.

27Contemplating the Guru, I have been taught these teachings;

28granting His Grace, He carries His servants across.

29The oil-press, the spinning wheel, the grinding stones, the potter's wheel,

30the numerous, countless whirlwinds in the desert,

31the spinning tops, the churning sticks, the threshers,

32the breathless tumblings of the birds,

33and the men moving round and round on spindles

34O Nanak, the tumblers are countless and endless.

35The Lord binds us in bondage - so do we spin around.

36According to their actions, so do all people dance.

37Those who dance and dance and laugh, shall weep on their ultimate departure.

38They do not fly to the heavens, nor do they become Siddhas.

39They dance and jump around on the urgings of their minds.

40O Nanak, those whose minds are filled with the Fear of God, have the love of God in their minds as well. ||2||

41Pauree:

42Your Name is the Fearless Lord; chanting Your Name, one does not have to go to hell.

43Soul and body all belong to Him; asking Him to give us sustenance is a waste.

44If you yearn for goodness, then perform good deeds and feel humble.

45Even if you remove the signs of old age, old age shall still come in the guise of death.

46No one remains here when the count of the breaths is full. ||5||

47Shalok, First Mehla:

48The Muslims praise the Islamic law; they read and reflect upon it.

49The Lord's bound servants are those who bind themselves to see the Lord's Vision.

50The Hindus praise the Praiseworthy Lord; the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, His form is incomparable.

51They bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, making offerings of flowers, and burning incense before idols.

52The Yogis meditate on the absolute Lord there; they call the Creator the Unseen Lord.